Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is seen on an outing in New York City
Disheveled Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is spotted on a rare outing in New York City as his new social media network seeks to challenge Musk’s platform
- The Twitter co-founder has criticized Musk’s purchase of the platform
- His new venture Bluesky uses a ‘decentralized’ structure for better moderation
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Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey was seen in New York City on Monday on a rare outing for the tech mogul, who spends most of his time in San Francisco.
Dorsey donned a pair of casual Birkenstock sandals as he stepped out with members of his entourage clutching a large bottle of water.
The sighting comes as he is in the midst of launching a new social media platform to rival Twitter, of which he was the CEO of until November 2021 – before the Musk acquisition.
Despite originally encouraging Musk to buy Twitter, Dorsey recently pitted himself against the world’s second richest man, saying last month ‘it all went south’ and that Musk ‘should have walked away’ from the deal.
Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey was seen in New York City on Monday
Dorsey was pictured with members of his entourage as they crossed a New York crosswalk
Dorsey donning a casual outfit and Birkenstock shoes swaggered across an NYC crosswalk with members of his entourage
Despite initially being encouraging of Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, Dorsey recently said ‘it all went south’ and that he ‘should have walked away’. Musk is pictured on May 15
Dorsey’s new service has attracted some high profile personalities including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chrissy Teigen.
Bluesky, which bears many similarities to Twitter, is the latest in a long list of apps – including Mastodon – that are looking to steal its thunder after Musk’s takeover last year.
Dorsey’s project is unique, however, in that it began as a Twitter side project back in 2019 and has been heralded as a novel approach to social media, especially with regards to content moderation.
In 2022 it was taken independent and established as a standalone platform.
Unlike Twitter, which is structured like a traditional company with centralized management and decision makers, Bluesky is ostensibly a ‘decentralized’ social media network run collectively by its users.
The result, according to Dorsey and other Bluesky founders, is that decisions as to who is banned or moderated are made collectively as opposed to by individuals, as is the case with Elon Musk’s Twitter.
Dorsey alluded to the importance of such apps in messages to Musk before Twitter even changed hands last year.
In texts, Dorsey told Musk that a ‘new platform is needed. It can’t be a company. This is why I left [Twitter].’
Dorsey’s appearance in New York is a rarity given his preference for California
The Twitter CEO had the company of friends as he stepped out into New York City on Monday
Bluesky was released as a beta in February and prospective users need to join a waiting list to create an account ahead of its full launch
In December he elaborated on his opinions on the state of Twitter in a blog post.
‘Of course governments want to shape and control the public conversation, and will use every method at their disposal to do so, including the media,’ he wrote.
‘And the power a corporation wields to do the same is only growing. It’s critical that the people have tools to resist this, and that those tools are ultimately owned by the people.
‘Allowing a government or a few corporations to own the public conversation is a path towards centralized control,’ he added.
‘I don’t believe a centralized system can do content moderation globally. It can only be done through ranking and relevance algorithms, the more localized the better.’
Dorsey recently confirmed a Bluesky user’s speculation that the name relates to Twitter’s bird mascot, the idea being that a blue sky can liberate the bird.
Bluesky is currently in its infancy – users can post short messages of up to 300 characters, and pictures, but there is currently no support for videos or direct messages
Bluesky launched in beta in February, but before the full launch prospective users will have to sign up for a waiting list if they want to join.
The platform is also currently in its infancy – users can post short messages of up to 300 characters, and pictures, but there is currently no support for videos or direct messages.
Dorsey, Jeremie Miller, the inventor of communication protocol Jabber/XMPP, and Jay Graber, CEO of Bluesky, are its board members.
The launch of Bluesky will roughly coincide with that of another text-based social media platform by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, which is expected at some point this summer.
The new Meta platform will allow users to port their Instagram profiles into an equivalent text-focused platform.
Dorsey’s appearance in New York is a rarity given his preference for California, where he owns a $22 million mansion.
According to a Forbes ranking, he is worth more than $4.2 billion.
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